Egypt aims to launch first centre for recycling construction, demolition waste

Egypt aims to launch first centre for recycling construction, demolition waste

Egypt’s Minister of the Environment Yasmine Fouad met with representatives of the Waterway Real Estate Development Company and some researchers from a German research centre to discuss the establishment of the first centre for recycling construction and demolition waste in Egypt.

The meeting, which was also attended by several officials from the Ministry of Environment, aimed to explore the opportunities and challenges of implementing the project, which will recycle construction and demolition waste into products that can be used in the building sector.

Fouad said that the ministry is keen to provide technical support and create a conducive environment for environmental investment, especially in the field of waste. She added that the project will be a model that will provide the necessary technology and mechanisms to expand this type of project in Egypt.

Fouad also expressed her hope that the project will be one of the outcomes of the first environmental and climate investment conference in Egypt, which is scheduled to be held next month. She said that the project is a unique example of cooperation between Egypt and Germany, as well as between research institutions and the private sector. She stressed the importance of raising awareness about achieving sustainability in the construction